Science and Safety Committee

The Science and Safety Committee (SSC) consists of a chair, a vice-chair, and appointed members. Voting members are appointed for 3 year terms Members represent a cross section of faculty from medicine, nursing, and epidemiology and public health that are familiar with clinical and translational research.

The role of the Science and Safety Committee (SSC) is to evaluate the scientific merit of clinical research protocols including novelty of the science, impact of the science on the subject area of the protocol, and justification of the utilization of human subjects to answer the scientific question(s) of the protocol. The Committee is also charged with the evaluation of the safety of the protocol with regard to inclusion/exclusion criteria, minimization of risks/maximization of benefits, justification of the research procedures to be utilized, and plans for the provision of overall medical and nursing care for subjects.